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Ridgeway Rise

40 Richardson Road, Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, SN25 4DS

Goodpublished 15 January 2020, 6 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask
Safe?
Good
Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?
Good
Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?
Good
Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?
Good
Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?
Good
Is the service run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Ridgeway Rise on 15 January 2020. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Ridgeway Rise

2 rated inspections over a year: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. January 2020Goodcurrent ratingup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

    We are reading this report · the original is on cqc.org.uk

  2. July 2019Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. September 2019

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 5 September 2019.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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